2015 Philadelphia Phillies season
| 2015 Philadelphia Phillies | |
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| Record | 63–99 (.389) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
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| Owner(s) |
Bill Giles David Montgomery |
| General manager(s) |
Rubén Amaro, Jr. (dismissed September 10) Scott Proefrock (interim) |
| Manager(s) |
Pete Mackanin (interim, beginning June 26) Ryne Sandberg (resigned June 26) |
| Local television |
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia NBC Philadelphia (Tom McCarthy, Ben Davis, Matt Stairs, Mike Schmidt, Gregg Murphy) |
| Local radio |
Phillies Radio Network WPHT 1210 AM & WIP 94.1 FM (English) (Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, Jim Jackson) WTTM (Spanish) (Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik, Rickie Ricardo) |
| Stats |
ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2015 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 133rd season in the history of the franchise, and its twelfth season at Citizens Bank Park. The team finished the season with a record of 63–99 (.389), the worst record in the majors, and missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.
Players becoming free agents
Trades and signings
After only one season, Jamie Moyer departed the Phillies' broadcast booth. Comcast SportsNet hired Ben Davis, previously a pre-game and post-game analyst, to replace Moyer as a game analyst, working with Matt Stairs (another analyst), Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Gregg Murphy (field reporter), and Mike Schmidt (analyst for weekend home games).
All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2015 are included.
The Phillies entered spring training with rather low expectations for the upcoming season; in fact, Baseball Prospectus projected the Phillies would go 69–93, which would be the worst record in baseball. Even Phillies' front office personnel conceded that the Phillies were unlikely to be particularly competitive, although eventually, acting team president Pat Gillick suggested the team could hover around .500, depending on whether the team stays healthy, and whether it trades some of its better players such as Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, or Jonathan Papelbon. Nevertheless, manager Ryne Sandberg expressed optimism at the team's chances, noting they might "surprise some people" in what he called a "transition" season rather than a "rebuilding" one. Among those transitions was at shortstop, where Freddy Galvis was expected to replace all-time Phillies' hits leader Jimmy Rollins. Also, the Phillies sought to piece together an outfield. Domonic Brown moved from left field to right field in the offseason, and Ben Revere was the presumptive starter in center field, which left several players vying for playing time as reserves and situational players. However, at one point Revere spent time in left field while Odubel Herrera played center field; Sandberg commented that Revere's arm may be a better fit in left, and that he was using spring training to experiment.
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